Deuteronomy 15:11 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“For the poor shall never cease out of the land: therefore I command thee, saying, Thou shalt open thine hand wide unto thy brother, to thy poor, and to thy needy, in thy land.”
Deuteronomy 15:11 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Deuteronomy 15:11 in 6 Bible Translations
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Deuteronomy 15:11 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“For the poor will never cease out of the land. Therefore I command you to surely open your hand to your brother, to your needy, and to your poor, in your land.”
Deuteronomy 15:11 — World English Bible
Deuteronomy 15:11 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“For the poor will never cease out of the land: therefore I command thee, saying, Thou shalt surely open thy hand unto thy brother, to thy needy, and to thy poor, in thy land.”
Deuteronomy 15:11 — American Standard Version
Deuteronomy 15:11 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“because the needy one doth not cease out of the land, therefore I am commanding thee, saying, Thou dost certainly open thy hand to thy brother, to thy poor, and to thy needy one, in thy land.”
Deuteronomy 15:11 — Young's Literal Translation
Deuteronomy 15:11 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“For the needy shall never cease from within the land; therefore I command thee, saying, Thou shalt open thy hand bountifully unto thy brother, to thy poor and to thy needy, in thy land.”
Deuteronomy 15:11 — Darby Translation
Deuteronomy 15:11 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Because there shall be euer some poore in the land, therefore I command thee, saying, Thou shalt open thine hand vnto thy brother, to thy needie, and to thy poore in thy land.”
Deuteronomy 15:11 — Geneva Bible
Deuteronomy 15:11 in Context — Deuteronomy 15
9 Guarda-te que não haja em teu coração perverso pensamento, dizendo: Próximo está o ano sétimo, o da remissão; e tua olho seja maligno sobre teu irmão necessitado para não dar-lhe: que ele poderá clamar contra ti ao SENHOR, e se te imputará a pecado.
10 Sem falta lhe darás, e não seja teu coração maligno quando lhe deres: que por ele te abençoará o SENHOR teu Deus em todos os teus feitos, e em tudo o que puseres mão.
11 Porque não faltarão necessitados do meio da terra; por isso eu te mando, dizendo: Abrirás tua mão a teu irmão, a teu pobre, e a teu necessitado em tua terra.
12 Quando se vender a ti teu irmão hebreu ou hebreia, e te houver servido seis anos, ao sétimo ano lhe despedirás livre de ti.
13 E quando o despedires livre de ti, não o enviarás vazio:
What Does Deuteronomy 15:11 Mean?
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